1) Philosophical doctrine 2) Philosophical theory
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Philosopher Hilary Putnam, among others, states that some forms of relativism make it impossible to believe one is in error. If there is no truth beyond an individual`s belief that something is true, then an individual cannot hold their own beliefs to be false or mistaken. A related criticism is that relativizing truth to individuals destroys the....
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doctrine that knowledge and truth are relative to contexts
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(from the article `language, philosophy of`) ...difficulty of saying in one what can be said easily in another is the measure of the distance between them. According to its strongest ...
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Philosophical position that denies the possibility of objective truth independent of some specific social or historical context or conceptual framework. ...
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the view that the meaning and value of human beliefs and behaviors have no absolute reference. Relativists claim that humans understand and evaluate beliefs and behaviors only in terms of, for example, their historical and cultural context. Philosophers identify many different kinds of relativism depending upon what allegedly depends on something a...
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n] - the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
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noun (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
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The view that truth is relative and may vary from individual to individual, from group to group, or from time to time, having no objective standard. See Ethical relativism. -- W.K.F.
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Philosophical position that denies the possibility of objective truth independent of some specific social or historical context or conceptual framework
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